HR Manager - South Africa

at  Morgan Advanced Materials

Overview:
At Morgan Advanced Materials, our rich history and dedication to innovation define who we are. Since our establishment in the UK in 1856, we have expanded globally, now operating across 70 sites in 18 countries. Our goal is to create a more sustainable world and enhance quality of life. We actively pursue this purpose through the development and production of advanced materials.
Within our business unit, we specialise in innovating cutting-edge carbon, graphite, and carbide products that deliver outstanding performance. We use our expertise to tackle complex challenges across many diverse industries to provide effective solutions for our valued customers.
Our products are shaping a better future; from enabling electric cars to charge faster and drive longer distances to maximising the operational efficiency of wind turbines. We are proud to help generate power for billions of people, deliver water to drought-stricken regions, improve the efficiency of industrial pumps, and protect lives both on the land and in the air.
Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
Responsibilities:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Human Resources Management, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent, or equivalent HR Managerial working experience.
• Local HR Qualification, where relevant (ex.: CIPD, PHR, SPHR etc.)
• Progressive experience in Human Resources Management.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills as well as exceptional relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power BI); advanced proficiency in Excel preferred.
• Advanced English knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of employment law
• Advanced knolwedge of BBBEE requirements
  Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1

Strategy

• Support the Business Strategy planning for our organization.
• Create formal HR strategy for the facility.
• Facilitate the introduction and ongoing operation of the Playbook process. Act as a strategic partner in coordinating the leadership team in this exercise. Ensure quarterly reviews take place.
• Facilitate organizational design activities to ensure our configuration is fit to deliver on the facility’s mission and targets.
• Ensure all roles have been properly designed with formal and up to date job descriptions in place

JOB PURPOSE:

The Human Resources Manager will work as part of the site leadership team to achieve the mission of our organisation. This position is responsible for leading, coordinating and improving our human resources activities on our site, including Strategic Planning, Resourcing, Learning and Development, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, HR Controlling and other functions to support the growth, profitability and cashflow of the business.
The Human Resources Manager is part of the site leadership team and the global Operations and Supply Chain organisation for the Performance Carbon Global Business Unit, reporting into the Global HR Director, Operations and Supply Chain. This role will require strong cross functional and cross-site collaboration with Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Maintenance, EHS or Commercial functions and the other Morgan facilities in our GBU, our global HR community and external stakeholders. The postholder will create a collaborative, efficient and ambitious HR function and HR Strategy for their facility.
Essential Functions:

Strategy

• Support the Business Strategy planning for our organization.
• Create formal HR strategy for the facility.
• Facilitate the introduction and ongoing operation of the Playbook process. Act as a strategic partner in coordinating the leadership team in this exercise. Ensure quarterly reviews take place.
• Facilitate organizational design activities to ensure our configuration is fit to deliver on the facility’s mission and targets.
• Ensure all roles have been properly designed with formal and up to date job descriptions in place.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Negotiating – Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Business Acumen – Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organisation; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Hiring and Staffing – Has a nose for talent; hires the best people available from inside or outside; is not afraid of selecting strong people; assembles talented staffs.
• Integrity and Trust – Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Priority Setting – Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus